Battery-separator-plate machine



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- To all whom it may concern:

Patented June 9, 1925.

I 1,541,714 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. HUMFERT, OF MARSHFIELD, OREGON.

BATTERY-SEPARATOR-PLATE t I Application filed December 22, 1923. Serial 1T0. 682,313.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. HUM- BERT, a citizen of the United States, at Marshfield, in the county of Coos and State of Oregon, have invented new and useful Improvements in Battery-Separator- Plate Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the wood working art, .particularl to special work machines and has for its object the provision of a machine for cutting the wooden plates.

used asseparators between the plates of a storage battery.

More specifically the object of the invention is to rovide a machine for this purpose whic will automatically act to out a block of wood into a plurality of thin sheets which are plane on one side and grooved on the other side as the accepted ormation in storage battery construction.

Another object is the provision of a machine of thischaracter including a support carrying the block of wood and along which is slidable a frame carrying two knives, one for cutting the sheet and the other for grooving one side thereof, both knives accomplishing their cutting action almost simultaneously so that only a single operation is necessary;

An additional object is the provision of 1 a machine of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, easy to operate and control, positive in action, efiicient and durable in service and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine,

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section,-

Figured is a cross section taken in advance of theblades,

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the carriage,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the cut sheets,

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view of the toothed blade,

Figures 8 and 9 are detail views.

residing Referring more particularly tothe drawings the numeral 10 designates broadly a supporting frame or stand which is here shown as including bottom sills 11 from the forward and rear ends of which rise preferably inclined and converging supports 12 and 13 respectivly. Transverse bars 14 and 15 connect the rear uprights 13, and spaced parallel longitudinal channeled guides 16 connect the upper ends of the uprights 12 and 13. This exact frame construction might of course be varied, though what is shown is suflicient to carry out the purposes of the invention.

On theguides-16 are bearings 17 for a transversely arranged shaft 18 equipped at one end with a fly wheel 19 and at its other end with a drive pulley 20 to which power may be applied for rotating the shaft. Intermediate its ends'the shaft isformed with a crank portion 21 carrying a roller 22.

Slidable' within'and between the guides 16 is an elongated frame including side members 23 connected at their ends by transverse members 24 and 25. At one end, namely the upper end, this. frame has pivotally connected therewith a rod 26 which has its free end slidable through a bearing 27 on the cross bar 14. Intenrnediate its ends the rod 26 is formed with a laterally elongated loop 28 within which is engaged the roller 22 so that when the shaft 18 is rotated, the movable frame will be reciprocated along the guides 16.

Secured to the lower end of the guides is a stop 29 adapted to engage and hold the block of wood 30 to be cut into sparator plates or sheets.

The movable frame or carriage includes an elongated plate 31which is secured to the sides 23 and which has its upper ed 0 cut away diagonally as indicated at 32. it a point spacedfrom this diagonal end the plate is formed with an elongated diagonal slot 33.

Secured upon the sides 23'of the movable frame or carriage and located above the plane of the'plate 31 is a diagonally arranged varying the position of this blade so that v to commerce. If

separators of different thicknesses may be cut.

Extending transversely of the frame or carriage and in a diagonal direction is a bar 37 located at the diagonal edge 32 of the plate 31 and carrying a blade 38 formed with a plurality of teeth 39 which project upward-' or carriage will be reciprocated along the guides 16, and at every forward movement the teeth 39 will dig into and groove the underside of the block 30. After the teeth have traveled part of their course, the blade 34 will contact with the forward edge of the block and slice oil the bottom thereof so as. to

form the thin battery plate'separator known small blades 42 which project upwardly from the plate 31 and which will operate to cut" the operator plate to the desired width.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a very simply constructed and consequently inexpensive machine which will operate conveniently and rapidly to cut a block of wood into a plurality of perfectly formed and identically similar separator plates. It is to be observed that ample provision is made for varying the depth of the grooves in one face of the separator and for varying the thickness of the separator cut so that all variations neces sary may be made.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. In a machine of the character described. a supporting frame including an inclined guide way, an abutment member located transversely of and mounted upon the guide way and adapted to support a block of wood, a frame longitudinally movably mounted within the guide way, means for reciprocat- -ing the frame, a platev mounted on and forming part of the frame, said plate being formed with a diagonal slot, a diagonally arranged blade parallel with and mounted above the platev adapted to cut through a block of wood for forming a slice at the lower side thereof, and a second blade referred, I may provide mounted within said slot and having a toothed edge projecting thereabove for grooving the under side of the slice.

2. In a machine of the class described, a supporting frame including an inclined guide way, an abutment member located transversely of and mounted upon the guide way and adapted to support a bloclcof wood, a frame longitudinally mov-ably mounted within the guide way, means for reciprocating the frame, a plate mounted on and forming part of the frame, said plate being formed with a diagonal slot, 'a diagonally arranged blade parallel with and mounted above the plate adapted to cut through a block of wood for forming a slice at the lower side thereof, and a second -blade mounted Within said slot and having a toothed edge projecting thereabove for grooving the under side of the slice, and means connected with the first named blade for varying the position thereof to regulate the thickness of the slice cut thereby. 1 23 In a machine of the character described, a supporting frame including an inclined guide way, an abutment member located transversely of and mounted upon the guide way and adapted to support a block of wood, a frame longitudinally movably mounted within the guide way, means for reciprocating the frame, a plate mounted on and formlng part of the frame, said plate being formed with a diagonal slot, a diagonally arranged blade parallel with and mounted above the plate adapted to cut through a block of wood for forming a slice at the lower side thereof, and a second blade mounted within said slot and having a toothed edge projecting thereabove for grooving the under side of the slice, said slot being inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the frame, and the second named blade being formed with elongated slots through which pass securing members whereby the degree of projection on the toothed edge beyond said plate may be varied for regulating the depth of the grooves.

4. In a machine of the character described, a stationary supporting frame including an inclined guide way, an abutment member extending transversely of the guideway and adapted to support a block of wood, a frame mounted for longitudinal movement within the guide way, a pair of blades carried by said frame, one blade being adapted to slice a block of wood and the other being adapted to score or groove the under sidethereof, a

5. In a. machine of the character described, a supporting structure adapted to hold a block of wood to be cut, a frame slidable along said supporting structure and including a plate having a slot therein, a blade carried by said frame and spaced above said plate, and a blade mounted beneath the underside of said plate and having a toothed edge projecting through the slot therein for grooving the underside of the block of wood, and adjusting screws for maintaining said first named blade in position and permitting adjustment thereof toward .or from the plane of said plate.

6. In a machine of the character described, a supporting structure adapted to hold a block of wood to be cut, a frame slid able along said supporting structure and including a plate having a slot therein, a blade carried by said frame and spaced above said plate, and a blade mounted beneath the underside of said plate and having a toothed edge projecting through the slot therein for grooving the underside of the block of wood, said second named blade being carried by a transverse bar and formed with slots, and screws passing through said slots whereby to permit adjustment of the second named blade to vary the degree of projection of the teeth beyond the plate.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

WILLIAM M. I-IUMBERT. 

